Steveno Van Rhyn
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Kelly Smith’s mother uses victim impact statement to confront daughter about parenting, indifference
Amanda Daniels said that Smith, who was convicted earlier this month, had ripped the family apart and still refused to take responsibility for her actions
State seeks life sentence for accused in Joslin Smith kidnapping
A human expert trafficking testified in aggravation of sentence on Tuesday, saying the sale of the child was premeditated and there was plenty of time to stop it
Joslin Smith: Accused two says police did not treat him with ‘respect and dignity’
Steveno van Rhyn detailed alleged police torture as the trial-within-a-trial continued in the Western Cape high court
Cop ‘asked me if I know Jesus’ — accused one in Joslin Smith kidnapping takes the stand
Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis told the Western Cape high court which parts of his allegedly coerced confession were true and which were false
Joslin Smith: Defence accuses cop of trying to exploit accused’s weaknesses to gain confession
Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took advantage of Steveno van Rhyn’s ‘youth and vulnerability’, according to attorney Nobahle Mkabayi
No standing order to record witness statements, court hears in Joslin Smith kidnapping trial
Sergeant Dawid Fortuin was being cross-examined by attorney Nobahle Mkabayi, acting for accused two, Steveno van Rhyn
Another senior officer denies torture allegations in Joslin Smith kidnapping trial
Brigadier Leon Hanana told the court he had not personally interviewed the suspects and had received no reports of misconduct
Star witness continues to unravel on the stand in Joslin Smith trial
Lourentia Lombaard irks the judge with her ‘assumptions’, while Kelly Smith is again portrayed as a callous mother
Editorial | Joslin: Is the state at fault too?
Statistics are scant, but the foster care system in South Africa has its fair share of critics. There is a severe backlog, inadequate resources and a shortage of trained foster…
Kelly Smith told teacher Joslin was kidnapped by Nigerians
A ‘Nigerian man’ allegedly told Smith that the child was in a container, on a boat, heading for West Africa, the court heard
Accused in Joshlin Smith case plead not guilty to kidnapping, trafficking as trial begins
The first witness said Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, did not seem ‘worried’ when she was reporting her missing child